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Canadian (TSX) Commodity Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedOct 30, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D1.3%
  • 3M-7.3%
  • 1Y10.0%
  • YTD1.4%

The Commodity Chemicals industry is up 1.3% in the last week, with Methanex up 6.3%. Meanwhile, NanoXplore actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 10% in the last week. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 10%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to decline by 9.7% per year.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Canadian Commodity Chemicals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 31 Oct 2023CA$5.4bCA$8.1bCA$379.8m9.7x14.1x0.7x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023CA$5.7bCA$8.2bCA$436.0m8.7x13x0.7x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023CA$5.4bCA$8.2bCA$434.5m8.2x12.4x0.7x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023CA$5.7bCA$8.3bCA$472.6m7.8x12x0.7x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023CA$5.5bCA$8.3bCA$469.2m7.4x11.7x0.7x
Fri, 19 May 2023CA$5.7bCA$8.4bCA$477.3m9.8x12x0.7x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023CA$5.9bCA$8.5bCA$491.7m8.3x12x0.7x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023CA$6.3bCA$8.9bCA$507.3m9.2x12.4x0.7x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023CA$6.9bCA$8.6bCA$328.5m8.1x21x0.8x
Sat, 07 Jan 2023CA$5.8bCA$9.0bCA$543.0m5x10.7x0.6x
Mon, 05 Dec 2022CA$5.6bCA$9.0bCA$544.0m5x10.2x0.6x
Wed, 02 Nov 2022CA$5.3bCA$8.9bCA$539.8m5x9.7x0.6x
Fri, 30 Sep 2022CA$4.8bCA$9.0bCA$544.5m5x8.8x0.5x
Sun, 28 Aug 2022CA$5.8bCA$8.6bCA$521.1m7x11.2x0.7x
Tue, 26 Jul 2022CA$5.7bCA$8.4bCA$460.7m6.9x12.3x0.7x
Thu, 23 Jun 2022CA$5.5bCA$8.4bCA$465.3m5.7x11.8x0.7x
Sat, 21 May 2022CA$6.6bCA$8.3bCA$459.4m7.1x14.3x0.8x
Mon, 18 Apr 2022CA$7.7bCA$7.9bCA$392.7m8.4x19.6x1x
Wed, 16 Mar 2022CA$7.3bCA$8.0bCA$402.0m7.8x18.2x0.9x
Fri, 11 Feb 2022CA$7.5bCA$7.7bCA$551.5m7.7x13.6x1x
Sun, 09 Jan 2022CA$7.3bCA$7.1bCA$264.2m13x27.5x1x
Tue, 07 Dec 2021CA$7.2bCA$7.2bCA$266.2m12.1x26.9x1x
Thu, 04 Nov 2021CA$7.5bCA$7.1bCA$241.5m13.4x31.1x1.1x
Sat, 02 Oct 2021CA$7.5bCA$6.6bCA$48.6m14.9x155x1.1x
Mon, 30 Aug 2021CA$6.4bCA$6.4bCA$47.1m15.9x135.5x1x
Tue, 06 Jul 2021CA$5.8bCA$6.4bCA$47.1m14.8x123.4x0.9x
Fri, 09 Apr 2021CA$6.1bCA$5.8b-CA$148,943,795.7711.9x-41.2x1.1x
Thu, 31 Dec 2020CA$6.1bCA$5.5b-CA$331,007,337.306.5x-18.3x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-14.5x


Total Market Cap: CA$4.3bTotal Earnings: -CA$294,305,908.50Total Revenue: CA$5.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Commodity Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Canadian Commodity Chemicals industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 14.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 20.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.84x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Commodity Chemicals industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 13% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does Canadian Commodity Chemicals compare with similar industries?

CA Market-1.70%
Materials-1.65%
Chemicals-4.71%
Commodity Chemicals1.29%
Diversified Chemicals0%
Industrial Gases-1.75%
Specialty Chemicals-3.97%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-5.52%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
MX MethanexCA$57.206.1%
+CA$221.7m
20.3%PE15.3x
CHE.UN Chemtrade Logistics Income FundCA$8.220.6%
+CA$5.8m
11.5%PE4.2x
ATHR Aether Catalyst SolutionsCA$0.03516.7%
+CA$268.3k
-65.0%PE-7.2x
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MX

CA$57.20

Methanex

7D

6.1%

1Y

20.3%

CHE.UN

CA$8.22

Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund

7D

0.6%

1Y

11.5%

GRA

CA$2.23

NanoXplore

7D

-10.1%

1Y

-31.2%

BOS

CA$3.68

AirBoss of America

7D

-5.6%

1Y

-48.6%

OSIX

CA$0.07

Oceansix Future Paths

7D

-6.7%

1Y

-46.2%

FRXI

CA$0.045

FRX Innovations

7D

-35.7%

1Y

-87.8%

ATHR

CA$0.035

Aether Catalyst Solutions

7D

16.7%

1Y

-65.0%